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CADEA3

#CADEA3 closest to Basil Smash

#CADEA3 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.1% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(202, 222, 163)). Its HSL value is 80° hue, 47% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #CADEA3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.49:1.

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Variations of #CADEA3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CADEA3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CADEA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CADEA3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2D6A6
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5D79F
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED9A1
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D6A6
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBD9A5
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CED8CE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBDCB9
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3D8CB

#CADEA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#CADEA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.49:1 Super#CADEA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CADEA3 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #CADEA3; }
.background { background-color: #CADEA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CADEA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 222 163);
color: hsl(80 47% 75%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.081 123.3);

#CADEA3 FAQ

What color is #CADEA3?

#CADEA3 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Basil Smash. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CADEA3?

#CADEA3 is rgb(202, 222, 163) in RGB, hsl(80, 47%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CADEA3?

The complementary color of #CADEA3 is #B7A3DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CADEA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #CADEA3: 14.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CADEA3 a warm or cool color?

#CADEA3 is a cool color.